A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.